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Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life
by Michelle Burkhard
This growing tribe of thinkers focuses on finding the results we want in our personal AND professional lives by becoming more aware of our patterns of thinking and choosing how we want to think. Join [email protected] Give from your heart:CashApp: $growby1Venmo: @Michelle-Burkhard-3PayPal: [email protected]
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Join Me In Some Discomfort This Week
This week, Michelle is doing something she rarely does:pulling back the curtain on the work happening inside Grow By 1. In this special series, you'll get a behind-the-scenes look at the programs, resources, and opportunities designed to help people grow personally and professionally.Today, Michelle shares the story behind the Grow By 1 Storeand the many ways it provides accessible support, from courses and coaching resources to office hours, merchandise, and more. Whether you're looking for free tools, affordable growth opportunities, or a deeper connection to thework, this episode offers a great place to start.Explore the Grow By 1 Store: GrowBy1.com/[email protected]
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Success Meditation
This week, we're sharing guided meditations from our Working with Angel Energy course in response to listener requests for both angel insights and practical meditation tools.What does success really mean? Is it achievement, abundance, purpose, fulfillment, or something even deeper? In this powerful guided meditation, you'll connect with the Angel of Success and explore your own vision of what it means to live a successful life. Through reflection, affirmation, and a unique encounter with all 22 angels, you'll be invited tosee yourself through the eyes of divine possibility, celebrate how far you've come, and step confidently into the future that is calling you [email protected] more resources at: GrowBy1.com/ShopDive deeper with:Working with Angel EnergyEmotional Management with ArchangelsPlayground of the Mind
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Courage Meditation
This week, we're sharing guided meditations from our Working with Angel Energy course in response to listener requests for both angel insights and practical meditation tools.Courage isn't the absence of fear. It's the willingness tomove forward even when the path ahead feels uncertain. In this guided meditation, you'll work with the Angel of Courage and connect with your higher self to gain insight into your future, your purpose, your abundance, and your next steps. Through powerful reflection and visualization, you'll be reminded that the strength, wisdom, and boldness you need are already within you, ready to support you through whatever life places in front of [email protected] more resources at: GrowBy1.com/ShopDive deeper with:Working with Angel EnergyEmotional Management with ArchangelsPlayground of the Mind
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Order & Harmony Meditation
This week, we're sharing guided meditations from our Working with Angel Energy course in response to listener requests for both angel insights and practical meditation tools.Most people want peace, but few realize that lasting harmonybegins with creating order within. In this guided meditation, you'll connect with the Angel of Order and Harmony to discover how joy, peace, integrity, and inner alignment work together to create a more fulfilling life. Through reflection, visualization, and angelic guidance, you'll be invited to releaseold burdens, receive personal insight, and step forward with greater clarity, confidence, and [email protected] more resources at: GrowBy1.com/ShopDive deeper with:Working with Angel EnergyEmotional Management with ArchangelsPlayground of the Mind
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Loving Relationships Meditation
This week, we're sharing guided meditations from our Working with Angel Energy course in response to listener requests for both angel insights and practical meditation tools. And as a special bonus, this episode is part of our celebration of Episode 1900! Thank you for being part of thisincredible journey.Relationships shape every part of our lives, but the mostimportant relationship is the one we have with ourselves. In this guided meditation, you'll connect with the Angel of Loving Relationships and explore the energy of love, harmony, connection, and right relationships. Whether you're seeking healing, deeper connection, greater peace, or simply a freshperspective, this meditation creates space to listen, reflect, and receive guidance from a place of [email protected] more resources at: GrowBy1.com/ShopDive deeper with:Working with Angel EnergyEmotional Management with ArchangelsPlayground of the Mind
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Abundance Meditation
This week, we're sharing guided meditations from our Working with Angel Energy course in response to listener requests for both angel insights and practical meditation tools.What does abundance really mean? Most people think abundance is about money, but true abundance touches every area of life. In this guided meditation, you'll connect with the Angel of Abundance and explore how love, gratitude, prosperity, and divine flow can transform the way you see your health, relationships, career, finances, and future. This powerful experience invites you to release limiting beliefs, expand your vision of what's possible, and step into a deeper awareness of the abundance that already exists within and around [email protected] more resources at: GrowBy1.com/ShopDive deeper with: Working with Angel EnergyEmotional Management with ArchangelsPlayground of the Mind
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Open-Mindedness
What if open-mindedness is the quality that makes all the others possible?In this final episode of the 10-part series, Michelle explores why open-mindedness may be one of the most important qualities for personal growth, leadership, coaching, and healthy relationships. She shares how curiosity, humility, and a willingness to see beyond what we think we know can open doors to solutions, deeper connections, and greater peace. Through personal stories and practical reflection, she challenges listeners to examine where they are truly open and where they may be unknowingly closing themselves off to [email protected] you're ready to deepen your leadership, coaching, and ability to help others create meaningful change, the next Coaching Academy begins soon. Learn a proven coaching model while developing the qualities that help great coaches and leaders thrive: GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademy
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Faithfulness
What are you truly being faithful to?In this episode, Michelle explores faithfulness as something deeper than religion or belief. She reframes it as commitment, devotion, and alignment with what you say matters most. Through powerful stories and practical examples, she challenges listeners to examine who or what they trust, whether their daily actions reflect those values, and how faithful consistency transforms readiness into mastery. If you've ever struggled to stay committed to your goals, your growth, or yourself, this conversation will help you reconnect with what deserves your trust and [email protected] to strengthen your coaching, leadership, and ability to create lasting change? Join the next Coaching Academy and learn a proven coaching model that helps people move from intention to transformation: GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademy
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Patience
What if patience isn't about waiting at all, but about trust?In this episode, Michelle explores why patience is one of the most powerful qualities of leadership, coaching, and personal growth. She shares how impatience is often rooted in fear, while true patience comes from a deep certainty that the right opportunities, people, and outcomes will arrive at the right time. If you've ever felt tempted to force results, rush the process, or take action from desperation, this conversation offers a refreshing perspective on what it means to trust yourself, others, and the [email protected] to deepen your impact as a coach, leader, speaker, or trainer? Join the next Coaching Academy and learn a proven coaching model that creates lasting change: GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademy
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Generosity
What if generosity isn't about giving more, but trusting more?In this episode, Michelle explores why generosity is one of the most overlooked qualities of effective leadership and personal success. Through stories about protecting ideas, sharing knowledge, and extending kindness even when it's uncomfortable, she challenges listeners to examine where they may be holding on too tightly and what becomes possible when they trust the flow of giving and receiving. If you've ever struggled with scarcity, protection, or fear of being taken advantage of, this conversation offers a fresh perspective on generosity as a pathway to greater abundance and impact.Questions or feedback? [email protected] to deepen your ability to lead, coach, and create lasting transformation? Learn more about the Coaching Academy at GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademy.
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Defenselessness
In this episode, Michelle explores the powerful quality ofdefenselessness and why letting go of the need to attack, defend, or prove ourselves can create deeper peace, stronger relationships, and more effective leadership. Through personal stories and practical examples, she shares howshifting from certainty and debate to curiosity and experience can transform the way we communicate, coach, and connect with others. If you've ever felt exhausted by conflict, resistance, or constantly needing to justify yourself,this conversation offers a refreshing new perspective on what true strength looks [email protected] this episode resonates with you and you're ready todevelop the mindset, communication skills, and self-awareness that make great coaches and leaders, join the next Coaching Academy cohort beginning June 14th. Learn more at GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademy
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JOY
In this episode of the Change Your Thinking, Change YourLife podcast, Michelle continues the powerful 10-part series on the qualities that create a rich, successful, and meaningful life by exploring one of the most transformative qualities of all: joy.But this conversation goes far beyond temporary happiness or positive thinking. Michelle shares how true joy is not dependent on circumstances, situations, or everything going perfectly in life. Instead, joy is something that can be cultivated through trust, honesty, allowance, gentleness, gratitude, and emotional awareness.Through deeply personal stories about grief, loss, healing,relationships, and everyday life, Michelle explores how joy and sorrow can exist together and why allowing yourself to fully experience emotions without judgment often leads to greater peace, resilience, and fulfillment. She alsodiscusses the difference between authentic joy and toxic positivity, reminding listeners that real joy does not require pretending everything is okay when it isn’t.If you’ve ever wondered how to find joy in difficultseasons, how to move through grief with grace, or how to create a more meaningful and emotionally grounded life, this episode offers an uplifting and thoughtful perspective that will stay with you long after you listen.The next round of the Grow By 1 Coaching Academy begins June 14th. Learn more at: GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademyThe Grow By 1 Shop is officially open with digital andphysical products now available: GrowBy1.com/ShopQuestions or feedback? Reach out anytime at: [email protected] ready for a heartfelt and inspiring conversation aboutjoy, gratitude, emotional healing, and what it truly means to live a rich and meaningful life.
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GENTLENESS
In this episode of the Change Your Thinking, Change YourLife podcast, Michelle continues the powerful 10-part series on the qualities that create a successful, rich, and meaningful life by exploring one of the most misunderstood strengths of all: gentleness.In a world that often celebrates hardness, toughness, andemotional walls, Michelle shares why true gentleness is not weakness at all, but one of the deepest forms of strength a person can develop. Through powerful personal stories, reflections on loss, healing, trust, resilience, and humanconnection, this episode explores what it means to live with an open heart even after experiencing pain, disappointment, grief, and hardship.Michelle dives into the idea of harmlessness, emotionalstrength, and the ability to move through life without needing to hurt others simply because you’ve been hurt yourself. This conversation challenges listeners to rethink what real strength looks like and invites you to consider how trust, honesty, allowance, and gentleness all work together to create deeper peace, wisdom, and emotional freedom.If you’ve ever struggled with staying open-hearted in adifficult world, this episode offers an inspiring and deeply reflective perspective on how gentleness may actually be one of the greatest superpowers we can develop.The next round of the Grow By 1 Coaching Academy begins June 14th. Learn more at: GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademyThe Grow By 1 Shop is officially open with digital andphysical products now available: GrowBy1.com/ShopQuestions or feedback? Reach out anytime at: [email protected] ready for a heartfelt and transformational conversationabout strength, healing, trust, and the quiet power of gentleness.
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ALLOWANCE
In this episode of the Change Your Thinking, Change YourLife podcast, Michelle continues the powerful 10-part series on the qualities that create truly successful, peaceful, and meaningful lives by exploring the concept of allowance.What does it mean to truly allow people, situations, andlife experiences to be bigger than what you think you know about them? Michelle dives into the difference between judgment and discernment, sharing how our resistance to reality often creates unnecessary suffering, stress, and conflictin our lives and relationships.Through real-life coaching examples, personal reflection,and practical wisdom, this episode explores how trust, honesty, openness, and curiosity all work together to help us move from rigid certainty into deeper understanding, compassion, and peace. Whether you’re navigating challenges in relationships, health, parenting, leadership, or personal growth, this conversation will encourage you to release the need to control every outcome and become more reflective, flexible, and emotionally grounded.If you’ve ever struggled with wanting life, people, orcircumstances to fit your expectations, this episode offers a refreshing and thought-provoking perspective on how allowance can create more clarity, healing, and inner peace.The next round of the Grow By 1 Coaching Academy begins June 14th. Learn more at: GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademyThe Grow By 1 Shop is now officially open with digital andphysical products available: GrowBy1.com/ShopQuestions or feedback? Reach out anytime at: [email protected] ready for an uplifting and insightful conversation thatmay completely shift the way you think about control, judgment, and the beauty of allowing life to unfold.
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HONESTY
In this episode of the Change Your Thinking, Change YourLife podcast, Michelle continues the powerful 10-part series on the qualities that create truly successful, rich, and meaningful lives by diving into the topic of honesty.But this conversation goes far beyond simply telling thetruth. Michelle explores what it really means to be honest with yourself through self-awareness, reflection, vulnerability, humility, and personal growth. How honest are you about your strengths, your struggles, your habits, and the areas where you still need to grow? And do you trust yourself andothers enough to receive honest feedback without defensiveness?Through personal stories, coaching insights, leadershipexperiences, and practical reflection questions, Michelle shares why honesty and trust are deeply connected and how developing both can transform your relationships, leadership, growth, and everyday life.This episode is an invitation to pause, reflect, and courageously look inward so you can become more aligned with who you truly want to be.The next round of the Grow By 1 Coaching Academy begins June 14th. Learn more at: GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademyThe Grow By 1 Shop is officially open with digital andphysical products now available: GrowBy1.com/ShopQuestions or feedback? Reach out anytime at: [email protected] ready for a thoughtful and inspiring conversation thatwill challenge you to think differently about honesty, growth, and personal transformation.
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TRUST
In this episode of the Change Your Thinking, Change YourLife podcast, Michelle begins a powerful new 10-part series exploring the qualities that help us grow not just as coaches, leaders, or influencers, but as human beings. Today’s conversation focuses on one foundational quality thatimpacts every area of life: trust.What do you truly trust? Who do you trust? And how doestrust, or the lack of it, shape your decisions, relationships, growth, and overall happiness? Michelle dives into the role trust plays in leadership, intuition, personal growth, systems, relationships, and even the way we navigate everyday life. This episode is both reflective and practical, encouraging listeners to think deeply about the people, processes, and inner wisdom they rely on most.Michelle also shares exciting updates, including the openingof the brand-new Grow By 1 Shop featuring digital and physical products, plus enrollment for the next round of the Coaching Academy beginning June 14th.Explore the new store: GrowBy1.com/ShopLearn more about the Coaching Academy: GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademyQuestions? Reach out anytime at [email protected] ready for an inspiring conversation that will challengeyou to think differently about trust, growth, and who you are becoming.
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P, S, A, R = Success!
What if success isn’t about hustle at all… but aboutbalance?In this meaningful episode, Michelle breaks down thefour-part formula she believes creates real and lasting success: Piety, Study, Action, and Reflection. Through personal stories, practical examples, and thoughtful coaching questions, she explores how connecting to your higher self,continuing to learn, serving others, and intentionally reflecting can transform the way you live and grow. This episode is both grounding and inspiring for anyone seeking deeper purpose, clarity, and alignment in [email protected] next round of the Coaching Academy begins June 14th! Ifyou’re ready to grow as a coach, leader, speaker, or trainer, visit GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademy
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1 Thing
What is the one thing that guides your entire life?In this deeply reflective episode, Michelle opens up aboutthe personal “one thing” that has anchored her through every season of life, from motherhood and career changes to healing, curiosity, and spiritual growth. Rather than telling listeners what to believe, she invites you into a powerfulprocess of self-discovery by asking the deeper questions that uncover purpose, meaning, and what truly sustains you when life gets difficult. This episode is thoughtful, vulnerable, and filled with the kind of reflection that lingers long after it [email protected] next round of the Coaching Academy begins June 14th! Ifyou’re ready to deepen your leadership, coaching, and personal growth journey, visit GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademy
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Curiosity > Opinion
What if curiosity could change every relationship in yourlife?In this powerful episode, Michelle explores the differencebetween being curious and being opinionated, especially in coaching, leadership, and everyday human connection. She challenges listeners to notice how quickly opinions can shut down growth, understanding, and meaningful conversation, while curiosity opens the door to wisdom, reflection, and deeper relationships. If you’ve ever struggled with communication, connection, or feeling truly heard, this episode offers a fresh perspective that could shift [email protected] next round of the Coaching Academy starts June 14th! Ifyou’re ready to strengthen your coaching, communication, and leadership skills, visit GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademy
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Truth > Consistency
Consistency is powerful… but what happens when the truth ofyour life changes?In this insightful episode, Michelle dives into the balancebetween staying committed and staying awake to what is actually true in the present moment. From relationships and careers to health, leadership, and personal growth, she explores why real wisdom comes from recognizing when it’stime to evolve instead of blindly repeating what once worked. This conversation is a refreshing reminder that growth isn’t about rigid consistency. It’s about aligning consistently with [email protected] next round of the Coaching Academy begins June 14th! Ifyou’re ready to grow as a coach, speaker, trainer, or leader, learn more at GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademy
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They Is Me
What if “they” isn’t someone else? What if they is me?In this thought-provoking episode, Michelle explores thepowerful idea of “refugia responsibility” inspired by the concept of refuge spaces in nature after the eruption of Mount St. Helens. From climate change to potholes to everyday human connection, this conversation challenges us to stopwaiting for someone else to fix the world and instead become the small refuge someone else may need today. It’s a heartfelt reminder that even the smallest actions can create healing, hope, and [email protected] to deepen your impact and become a stronger coach,leader, and communicator? Join the next round of the Coaching Academy beginning June 14th at GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademy
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A Love Artist
What does it mean to become an artist with love?In this deeply vulnerable and soul-stirring episode,Michelle reflects on love not as romance, but as a way of moving through the world with presence, compassion, honesty, care, and intention. She shares her journey of learning how to love others deeply while also learning how to offer that same love to herself.This conversation explores emotional openness, self-awareness, boundaries, connection, grief, healing, and the courage it takes to keep your heart open in a world that often teaches people to protect it.Michelle invites listeners into a powerful reflection onwhat it means to live with a “holy yes” and a “holy no,” to let love guide your presence, and to embrace the reality that even when we’ve learned so much about love… there is always more to discover.This episode feels less like a lesson and more like sittingwith someone who is bravely telling the truth about being [email protected] you feel called to deepen your emotional awareness,strengthen your ability to connect with others, and grow into the kind of person who creates meaningful transformation through presence and compassion, explore the Grow By 1 Coaching Academy at GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademy
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Wild Restraint
What if the key to a more fulfilling life isn’t choosingbetween freedom and structure… but learning how to balance both?In this thought-provoking episode, Michelle explores thesurprising relationship between “wildness” and restraint. Through personal reflection, business insights, and honest conversations about relationships, boundaries, creativity, and self-expression, she challenges listeners to examine where they may need more freedom… and where they may actually need more discipline.This episode is a powerful invitation to stop living onautopilot and start asking deeper questions about the patterns, limits, routines, and emotional restraints shaping your life.Where are you holding yourself back?Where are you moving too fast?And where might “doing it different” create the breakthrough you’ve been craving?If you’re navigating growth, change, leadership,relationships, or personal transformation, this conversation will leave you thinking long after it [email protected] you’re ready to deepen your self-awareness, strengthenyour leadership, and learn how to guide transformation in both your own life and the lives of others, explore the Grow By 1 Coaching Academy at GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademy
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What Else Can You Be But Brave?
What if bravery isn’t something reserved for heroes… butsomething you’ve already been practicing your entire life?In this inspiring and deeply relatable episode, Michellereflects on the quiet courage woven into everyday human experiences. From learning to walk as a child to taking emotional risks, facing uncertainty, building relationships, making hard choices, and stepping into the unknown,this conversation is a powerful reminder that life itself requires bravery.Through personal stories, reflections on aging, andthought-provoking questions about safety versus adventure, Michelle invites listeners to consider where they may be playing it too safe… and what might become possible if they trusted themselves just a little more.This episode will leave you reflecting on your own life,your own courage, and the kind of story you want to tell when you look back [email protected] you’re ready to grow in confidence, courage, leadership,and deeper self-awareness while helping others transform their lives too, explore the Grow By 1 Coaching Academy at GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademy
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Lament of Separation
Why do we crave connection so deeply… yet still feelseparated from one another?In this deeply reflective episode, Michelle explores thehuman experience of connection, loneliness, intimacy, and the “lament of separation” that so many people quietly carry. From relationships and retreats to everyday interactions, she unpacks the tension between our desire for closeness and the reality of living separate human experiences.This conversation is thoughtful, emotional, and incrediblyvalidating for anyone who has ever felt disconnected, misunderstood, lonely, or hungry for deeper relationships. Michelle reminds us that our longing for connection is not weakness. It’s part of what makes us beautifully human.If you’ve been searching for more meaningful connection inyour life, this episode will feel like a warm conversation with someone who truly [email protected] you’re ready to grow in deeper connection, emotionalawareness, and meaningful relationships while learning how to support transformation in others, explore the Grow By 1 Coaching Academy at GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademy
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Teaching & Learning
What if teaching and learning had less to do withinformation… and more to do with human connection?In this heartfelt episode, Michelle explores the deepermeaning behind how we teach, learn, grow, and influence each other every single day. From preschool classrooms to chance encounters in the grocery store, this conversation reveals how even the smallest interactions can become powerful lessons in compassion, awareness, healing, and growth.You’ll hear thought-provoking insights about relationships,coaching, parenting, emotional intelligence, and the idea that every person we meet is both a teacher and a student in our lives.This episode is a beautiful reminder that sometimes thegreatest lessons are never spoken out [email protected] this episode inspired you to deepen your impact and helpothers grow through meaningful connection, learn more about the Grow By 1 Coaching Academy at GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademy
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Peace Is Here- NOW!
In this episode, Michelle reminds you that peace is notsomething to chase or find, but something that already exists in every moment. She explores how we often lose connection to peace through stories, judgment, and mental noise, even though it is always available to us. Through simple,grounding examples, she shares how awareness, movement, and presence can help you reconnect to that peace more quickly. Learn more about deepening your growth and influence at GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademy or reach out directly at [email protected].
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Repair, Renew, Redeem
In this episode, Michelle explores the idea that our role inlife may be to repair, renew, and redeem rather than avoid, ignore, or resist what is not working. She shares how small, consistent actions in relationships, personal well-being, and larger systems can create meaningful change over time.Through practical examples and thoughtful reflection, she invites you to shift from blame and avoidance into intentional action that improves your world, one choice at a time. Learn more about growing your impact and influence at GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademy or reach out directly at [email protected].
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Wisdom Has A Price
In this episode, Michelle explores the true cost of wisdomand why so few people willingly pursue it. She shares how wisdom is not simply gained through knowledge, but through lived experience, reflection, and navigating chaos, loss, and uncertainty. Through personal stories and deepinsight, she invites you to consider what it means to release control, move through discomfort, and take responsibility for what you see and understand.Learn more about deepening your growth and influence at GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademy or reach out directly at [email protected].
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Crisis: A Beautiful Opportunity
In this episode, Michelle reframes crisis as a powerfulopportunity for growth, rather than something to fear or avoid. She explains how life’s challenges act as moments of assessment, revealing who you are, what you have learned, and where you are being invited to grow next. Throughrelatable examples, she highlights how patterns repeat not as failure, but as a sign of progress when you handle them with greater awareness. Learn more about deepening your growth and influence at GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademy or reach out directly at [email protected].
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Uncertainty: Dangerous
In this episode, Michelle explores how uncertainty can movefrom a temporary feeling into an identity that shapes how we think, react, and interact with others. Using real-life examples and simple analogies, she walks through how emotional storms, low energy, and lack of awareness can lead us toact in ways that are harmful to ourselves and those around us. She also shares practical ways to recognize your patterns, prepare for challenging seasons, and return to a place of clarity, choice, and personal responsibility. Learn moreabout becoming a more effective and influential leader atGrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademy or reach out directly at [email protected].
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Silence, the Great Exposer
Silence is the great exposer.In this episode, Michelle takes you into a deeper, morehonest conversation about why so many people avoid stillness and what actually happens when you allow it into your life.Building on themes from earlier episodes, she explores howbusyness, distraction, and constant action often keep us from facing ourselves. Because when everything gets quiet, there is nowhere left to hide. Silence doesn’t expose the world around you. It exposes you. Your patterns, yourhabits, your misalignment, and your truth.Michelle unpacks how anger can disguise itself asjustification, fear can masquerade as wisdom, and ego can look like courage. She also shares why self-awareness is one of the most valuable tools you can develop and how creating small, intentional moments of silence can begin toshift everything.This episode is both a challenge and an invitation. To slowdown. To create space. To listen. And to be honest about what you discover.Because clarity doesn’t come from more noise. It comes fromthe willingness to sit in the quiet long enough to see what’s really [email protected]
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Are You A Miracle Offerer?
Are you a miracle offerer?In this episode, Michelle invites you to see everyday lifethrough a completely different lens. What if a miracle isn’t something rare or extraordinary, but something happening all around you, all the time?She reframes the idea of a miracle as a simple “fix” thatsomeone cannot do for themselves in the moment. Whether it’s a small act, a timely insight, a skill you’ve developed, or even a question that shifts someone’s perspective, miracles may be far more ordinary than we think.Michelle shares stories and examples from teaching,coaching, and everyday life to show how what feels routine to one person can be life-changing to another. She also explores the idea that what you give comes back to you, just not always in the same form.This episode is an invitation to notice the miracles you arealready offering, to become more aware of the ones around you, and to stay open to receiving them when you need them most.Because when you start paying attention, you realize…miracles are [email protected]
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Status or Mission?
Are you going after status… or mission?In this episode, Michelle brings some real, honestreflection to a question that sits underneath so many decisions we make every day. Are you building something meaningful, or are you chasing how it looks to others?She explores the difference between mission-focused livingand status-driven behavior, unpacking how ego, image, titles, and perception can quietly take the lead if we’re not paying attention. From “egoic piety” to subtle forms of image management, Michelle highlights how easy it is to appearaligned on the outside while being disconnected on the inside.At the same time, she brings it back to what actuallymatters. Mission. Purpose. Service. Whether your impact is large-scale or quietly lived out in your everyday interactions, it all counts.This episode is an invitation to get honest about yourmotivations, reconnect with who you are and what you’re here to do, and make sure the tools you’re using are serving your mission, not replacing it.Because when you are clear on your mission, there is nocompetition. Only alignment, collaboration, and meaningful [email protected]
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What Are You Faithful To?
What are you truly faithful to?In this episode, Michelle invites you into a deeper level ofself-reflection around a question that reveals more than most people realize. It’s not about what you say you value. It’s about what your life actually shows.Your calendar, your bank account, your behavior, yourenergy, your results. They all tell a story. And that story points directly to what you’ve been faithful to, whether you’ve been aware of it or not.Michelle explores the gap between stated values and livedvalues, and why integrity is less about intention and more about alignment. She shares real-life examples, coaching insights, and a personal shift in what she has chosen to be faithful to moving forward.This episode will challenge you to take an honest look atyour patterns, your choices, and the systems you’ve been operating within. It will also invite you to consider what it would look like to become more aligned, more whole, and more faithful to what truly matters to you.Because when you change what you are faithful to, everythingin your life begins to [email protected]
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World Famous: What Do You Want to Be Known For?
What if being “world famous” had nothing to do with fame…and everything to do with how you show up every day?This episode challenges you to think about your identity and the impact you want to [email protected] Office Hours, Every Wednesday 12-2 pm, ETZoom: open to all! Come and go as you please. Meeting ID: 881 1899 9098Passcode: GB1
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You Are Perfect… And Still Growing
What if perfection isn’t about getting everything right…but about recognizing where you are right now?In this episode, we challenge the traditional idea of perfection and replace it with something far more [email protected] Office Hours, Every Wednesday 12-2 pm, ETZoom: open to all! Come and go as you please. Meeting ID: 881 1899 9098Passcode: GB1
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Harmony: When Everything Starts to Align
Harmony isn’t something you achieve once and keep forever.It’s a state you grow into again and again.In this episode, we explore what harmony really is and how it creates momentum in your [email protected] Office Hours, Every Wednesday 12-2 pm, ETZoom: open to all! Come and go as you please. Meeting ID: 881 1899 9098Passcode: GB1
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Gratitude Changes More Than You Realize
Gratitude isn’t just about appreciating what you have.It’s about aligning yourself with what’s coming next.In this episode, we explore the deeper meaning of gratitude and how it connects to your [email protected] Office Hours, Every Wednesday 12-2 pm, ETZoom: open to all! Come and go as you please. Meeting ID: 881 1899 9098Passcode: GB1
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Forgiveness Is Not What You Think It Is
Forgiveness isn’t about letting someone else off the hook.It’s about freeing yourself.In this episode, we explore how holding onto anger keeps you stuck and how forgiveness becomes a powerful tool for [email protected] Office Hours, Every Wednesday 12-2 pm, ETZoom: open to all! Come and go as you please. Meeting ID: 881 1899 9098Passcode: GB1
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The Real Cause of Your Results
Most people think their results come from circumstances.They don’t.Your results come from your attitude, and your attitude isshaped by how you see yourself and your life.This episode breaks that down in a real and practical [email protected]
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The Moment Most People Quit (And Why You Shouldn’t)
Right before your breakthrough, there’s a moment that feelslike fear, doubt, and uncertainty all at once.This is the terror barrier. And most people turn back here.In this episode, you’ll learn how to recognize it and movethrough [email protected]
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Your Comfort Zone Is Costing You More Than You Think
Your comfort zone feels safe… but it might be the very thingkeeping you stuck.In this episode, we break down what the comfort zone reallyis, why so many people stay there, and what it actually takes to move beyond it into real [email protected]
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Change How You See, Change Everything
What if the problem isn’t your circumstances… but how you’reseeing them?In this episode, we dive into perception and how yourinterpretation of events is shaping your results, your emotions, and your entire life.You’ll begin to understand how powerful your thinking reallyis… and how to start shifting [email protected]
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The Hidden Patterns of Drama (And Why It Keeps Showing Up)
Drama isn’t always loud or obvious. Sometimes it’s quiet,internal, and running your life without you even realizing it.In this episode, we break down what drama actually is, whereit comes from, and why it can keep you stuck even when everything on the outside looks fine.This is about awareness. Because once you see it, you can’tunsee it. And that’s where your power [email protected]
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Equanimity
Today’s episode wraps up the series with equanimity.What if every person you encounter is worthy, valuable, anddeserving of respect, no matter the situation?Equanimity invites you to move beyond detachment, judgment, and being “right,” and instead see people as they are in this moment. It challenges you to stay present, even in discomfort, and to remain open rather than closed.This is not always easy work. But it is powerful.Where might you be disconnecting, dismissing, or dividinginstead of seeing the humanity in front of [email protected]
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Joyfulness
Today’s episode explores joyfulness in a deeper way.Joy is not just happiness or positivity. It is the abilityto stay present with life as it is, even in the middle of grief, challenge, or uncertainty.This conversation invites you to notice where you may bebypassing real experiences in the name of “staying positive” or where comparison and envy are blocking your ability to celebrate others.True joy is not dependent on circumstances. It is found inconnection, presence, and the willingness to feel it all.Where might you be missing joy by avoiding what is right infront of [email protected]
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Compassion
Today’s episode continues the exploration of the fourlimitless qualities with compassion.Compassion is not just helping. It is knowing when to offersupport, when to listen, and when to simply be present. And sometimes, it is also knowing when to step back.This episode challenges you to notice where compassion maybe turning into pity, overwhelm, or avoidance and where you may be running out of compassion altogether.Because true compassion includes yourself too.Where might you need to reset, create space, or showyourself a little more [email protected]
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Loving-Kindness
Today’s episode dives into the first of the four limitlessqualities: loving kindness.Not the version of love rooted in intensity, expectation, orneed, but a deeper practice of respect, care, and honoring another person as they are.Where does love flow freely in your life, and where does itfeel stuck?This episode invites you to look honestly at your relationships and notice where attachment, expectations, or even judgment may be getting in the way. Because real loving kindness is not about control. It is about presence, respect, and choice.A simple reflection: where is there an opportunity for youto grow in how you [email protected]
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4 Limitless Qualities
This week’s episode comes from a place of rest, reflection,and real-life insight.After time away, Michelle returns with a powerful reminderof the four limitless qualities: loving kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity. This is not about perfection, but awareness. How are you showing up in your relationships, both close and distant?As you listen, consider what patterns are revealing themselves and who you truly want to be.Growth can feel uncomfortable before it feels freeing. Thisis your invitation to lean [email protected]
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